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David Campbell was born February 7, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His father, D. Warren Campbell, was from Winnipeg, Manitoba but was attending seminary in Toronto in order to become a Presbyterian minister. Campbell subsequently was assigned to a church in Pittsburgh, taking his family with him, before settling in Seattle when David was 10.[4] David Campbell took up the violin at age 9. At 12 he began venturing into orchestration, studying the works of Bartók, Schoenberg and Stravinsky.[3][5]

In 2003, Campbell served as conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra during their one night performance with Kiss, which was released on the album Kiss Symphony: Alive IV. During the concert, Campbell and the members of the orchestra wore the iconic Kiss makeup along with the members of the band.

He has two sons and one daughter: American musician Beck Hansen, artist Channing Hansen, and musician Alyssa Suede. His father was a Presbyterian minister but Campbell himself has been a Scientologist for more than 45 years. He is married to theatrical composer Raven Kane.[19][20] In 2012, he donated to Ron Paul's campaign in the US Presidential election.[3][21]